Article 23Cases that Do Not Follow the Disposition for Rehabilitation of an Adjudicated Delinquent After Commencement of Trial and Decision
第二十三条(審判開始後保護処分に付しない場合)
When a case is found to fall under Article 18 or 20 as a result of the trial and decision, the family court must give a ruling as prescribed in these Articles accordingly.
If it is found that as a result of the trial and decision, the disposition for rehabilitation of an adjudicated delinquent cannot be carried out, or it is unnecessary, the family court must make a ruling to that effect.
家庭裁判所は、審判の結果、保護処分に付することができず、又は保護処分に付する必要がないと認めるときは、その旨の決定をしなければならない。
The provisions of Article 19, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis when the person in question is found to be 20 years of age or older as a result of the family court trial and decision.
第十九条第二項の規定は、家庭裁判所の審判の結果、本人が二十歳以上であることが判明した場合に準用する。
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